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Welcome to Emergency Management

Layton City’s Emergency Management program is responsible for coordinating the combined
efforts and resources from all levels of government and various volunteer organizations
to assist and protect the citizens of Layton from the effects of disasters, both natural
and man made. Layton’s program supports the community before, during and after unusual
events and major disasters by focusing on prevention, protection, response, recovery and
mitigation activities.

The Assistant City Manager functions as a part-time Emergency Program Manager, and
serves as the City’s liaison on emergency preparedness, response and recovery issues.
Duties include:

Coordinate training and exercises across City departments, and assist departments
with their departmental emergency plans;

Oversee the operation of the City's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) when necessary
to manage the distribution of city services and resources to respond and recover
from a disaster.

Work closely with the Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works and other
city, county and state agencies to identify and analyze the hazards that may face
the community and to develop, implement and update the City’s Emergency Operations
Plan (EOP).

The City’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) identifies hazards the City is exposed
to and provides guidelines to accomplish the primary objectives of saving lives
and protecting public health and property. This plan is updated regularly based
on lessons learned during training, exercises and actual emergencies. Questions
about the plan may be directed to the Emergency Program Manager.

Another important part of the City’s Emergency Management program is the establishment
of the Layton Citizen Corps Council (LCCC) to promote community preparedness through
an organizational structure dividing the City into Districts, Areas and Blocks.
Volunteers serve as District and Area Coordinators, and Block Captains. The Emergency
Preparedness Manager trains District Coordinators to work with citizens, faith based
organizations, businesses, and other community groups to promote citizen preparedness,
including Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. CERT teams in Layton
are organized and coordinated under the direction of District and Area Coordinators.
The LCCC also encourages citizen participation in Amateur Radio Communications,
Neighborhood Watch, FireCorps and Volunteers in Police Services.

Citizen Preparedness

Layton City is committed to prepare for emergencies. This includes not only preparing
and training City employees, but also encouraging businesses and citizens to prepare
as well.

Why should citizens prepare? During routine emergencies, we have
become accustomed to thinking of public safety response times in terms of minutes.
However, when a major disaster strikes, like a serious earthquake, response times
will extend to at least several days. It is critical that Layton citizens be prepared
to be on their own for at least 3 - 5 days. This is because in a major disaster,
the City’s emergency services will be overwhelmed and responses will be prioritized,
and it will likely take much longer before emergency services are available to everyone.
Therefore it is very important that all citizens prepare in advance to take care
of themselves, their families and their businesses for such an occurrence.

What should citizens prepare for? Because of its varying climate
and terrain, Utah can experience a variety of disasters. Layton City has identified
some of the potential hazards that either have occurred, or could likely occur in the
Layton area. This can serve as a useful guide as citizens develop individual, family
and business preparedness plans. There are actions that should be taken before, during
and after an event that are unique to each hazard. For more information, visit
http://www.utah.gov/beready/family/be-informed.html

How will citizens be notified about a disaster? Warnings may be
given to the public using an alert and notification system, AM/FM radio, television,
public address systems and mobile sirens via police or fire vehicles. In addition,
the Layton Citizen Corps Council has established a localized community system whereby
the City provides notification through District Coordinators as a vital means for
disseminating warnings. At the present time, there are four (4) established systems
to give broad scale warnings to citizens. They are:

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) – KSL is the Local Primary broadcast station for
the Wasatch Front.

Get an emergency supply kit. An emergency supply kit is simply
a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency.
Try to assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency. You may need to evacuate
at a moment’s notice and take essentials with you. You will probably not have time
to search for the supplies you need or shop for them. You may need to survive on
your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water and other supplies
in sufficient quantity to last for at least 72 hours. Local officials and relief
workers will be on the scene after a disaster. Additionally, basic services such as
electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment and telephones may be cut off for days,
or even a week, or longer. Your supplies kit should contain items to help you manage
during these outages. Additional information is available at
http://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit and
http://www.utah.gov/beready/family/get-a-kit.html.

Make a family emergency plan. Your family may not be together when a
disaster strikes so it is important to plan in advance: How will you get to a safe place?
How will you contact each other? What will you do in different situations? Disaster
can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood
or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services, like water, gas,
electricity, and telephones were interrupted? Local officials and relief workers will
be on the scene, but cannot reach everyone right away. Families can cope with a major
disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team. Preparing in advance
and knowing what to do when an emergency strikes is each family’s best protection and
each family’s responsibility. Additional information is available at
http://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan and
http://www.utah.gov/beready/family/make-a-plan.html.

Get Involved. Layton residents are encouraged to become part of
their organized neighborhood network, under the direction of the appointed volunteer
Block Captain. See the Mayor’s letter encouraging citizen participation
www.laytoncity.org/downloads/LCCC/MayorLetter.pdf.
One of the best ways to prepare to care for your family and to help your neighbors when
professional emergency services are unavailable is to take a CERT class. For more information see
Cert Page. Additional information is available at
http://wwww.utah.gov/beready/family/get-involved.html.

Hazards in Layton

The first step in being prepared for disasters is knowing what to be prepared for.
Identifying what hazards can occur, how often they occur, how severe the situation
is likely to get and how these hazards can affect the community should be the basis
for your personal and family disaster plan.

A “hazard analysis” considers all types of hazards that have occurred, or could
potentially occur. Categories of hazards include natural hazards, such as storms,
floods, and seismological events, and technological, or “man-made” hazards, such
as an aircraft accident or failure of oil and gas pipelines. Some hazards may be
the result of civil or political issues such as a neighborhood that has been the
scene of rioting or large demonstrations. Cascading emergencies, or situations when
one hazard triggers others in cascading fashion, should also be considered. For
example, an earthquake that ruptured natural gas pipelines could result in fires
and explosions that dramatically escalate the type and magnitude of events.

The following is a list some of the hazards that have occurred, or could potentially occur
in Layton City. Identified hazards include both naturally occurring and “man-made”
events:

Natural Hazards

Earthquake

Wildfire

Landslides / Debris Flow

Floods

Soil Liquefaction

Pandemics / Epidemics

Climate Hazards

High Winds

Winter Storms

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

"Man-Made" Hazards

Dam Failure

Hazardous Materials Incidents

Fallen Aircraft

Power Outages

Civil Disturbance

Terrorism / Criminal Acts

Preparedness Resources

Make a plan, get a kit, be informed and get involved are the basic steps to prepare
yourself and your family for a disaster. Here are some resources to help you learn
how!